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plonk

[plongk]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. inferior or cheap wine.



plonk

1

/ ɒŋ /

verb

  1. (often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly

    he plonked the money on the table

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noun

  1. the act or sound of plonking

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interjection

  1. an exclamation imitative of this sound

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plonk

2

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. informalalcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

1925–30; perhaps alteration of French ( vin ) blanc white (wine)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine
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Local councils don't have control over nationwide immigration policy, but Farage has said his party will "resist central government plonking hundreds of these young men in these counties that we now run".

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They came to a peak in April 2019, when protestors brought parts of the capital to a halt for more than a week and plonked a large pink boat in the middle of Oxford Circus.

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The company says there are plenty of places with so-called stranded energy that they can plonk their bitcoin mine next to.

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"I was about to sing and in he steps, plonks himself in the middle of the front row," the actor says.

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On Thursday there was no doubt over the identity of the maximum man, as Smith plonked half a dozen over the rope.

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